Proudly Presents
the 35th Annual
The dedicated student-musicians of SDFA
Parents & guardians of SDFA student-musicians
Patricia Nielsen, 6th grade orchestra assistant
Katy Freye, Chris Scherer, and the Auditorium Team
Owen Johnson, Lisa Kutz, and the Custodial Team Featuring Guest Artist
The Orchestras Boosters, fearlessly led by:
Deilee Calvert
Nick & Nikki Dingman
Craig Ficenec
SDFA Building Administration
Justin Stewart, Barrie Elementary
Mary Kilar, Purdy Elementary
Dave Geiger, Luther Elementary
Jennifer Walden, Rockwell Elementary
Matt Wolf & Sue Ennis, FAMS
Leigh Ann Scheuerell, Adam Rousseau, and
Laura Krause-Emerick, FAHS
Sunday, March 2nd, 2025
If you enjoyed the
Caribbean Eclipse Duo Featuring the Orchestras of the
and would like more School District of Fort Atkinson
information on their
availability for booking,
please contact Tim Rush:
Music Educators
rushtim@[Link] Andrea Haffelder & Tom Spitz
Performing Arts Concert Festival Tim Rush has been a performing percussionist, teacher, clinician,
composer, and recording artist in Southeastern Wisconsin since
Friday, April 4th, 2025 2001.
In-school field trip. Each FAMS & FAHS Orchestra
performs for a panel of adjudicators. While not Originally from East Troy, WI, Mr. Rush started his musical journey as
most young musicians do, by joining school band in 5th grade. “It was
performing, each ensemble listens to other at that point that I knew what I wanted to do for the rest of my life,”
performances & critiques. he often says. As a teenager, Rush furthered his musicianship by
studying music privately, joining the Milwaukee Youth Symphony
Performing Arts Festival
Orchestra, and performing professionally by the age of 14.
Saturday, April 5th, 2025
Students are scheduled for ~10-minute Primarily a drumset player, Rush has furthered his palate to include
classical percussion, pitched mallet percussion, and instruments
performance slots between 8:00 a.m. and 4:00 p.m. from cultures around the world.
to perform a Solo or Ensemble work for a small
audience. In 2001, he started Caribbean Eclipse, a musical ensemble centered
around the steelpan as a lead instrument. While Caribbean Eclipse
Exemplary Honors Festival can involve up to 8 musicians rocking the big stage, Rush most often
Thursday, May 1st, 2025 - 6:30 p.m. performs as a duo with his long time friend and marimba player,
John Seydewitz.
Performances noted as “Exemplary” from PAF are
granted an opportunity to perform again, this time In 2007, Mr. Rush started an educational steel band program through
for the community. the Milwaukee Youth Symphony Orchestra. This program can serve
up to 36 students, geared toward City of Milwaukee residents and
FAHS Spring Concert Milwaukee Public Schools.
Monday, May 12th, 2025 - 7:00 p.m.
Mr. Rush received his Bachelor of Music degree from Northern
5th grade Spring Concert Illinois University, where he was introduced to the National
Tuesday, May 20th, 2025 - 6:00 p.m. Instrument of Trinidad and Tobago, the steelpan. He then received
his Master of Music from Arizona State University, while directing the
8th Grade Beyond The Notes Clinic ASU Pan Devils Steel Band, studying, performing, and teaching in the
Phoenix area. Since then, steelpan has been a primary focus of his
Thursday, May 22nd, 2025
teaching and performing career.
Day trip to Kalahari for performance & critique
FAMS Spring Concert Rush has performed throughout most regions of the US, and has
toured internationally, including Germany, Austria, Switzerland,
Tuesday, May 27th, 2025 - 7:00 p.m. France, Taiwan, and Jamaica. He currently resides in Lake Geneva,
WI, and focuses on nurturing the culture of steelpan in the Midwest.
7TH GRADE ORCHESTRA (CONT.) PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA (CONT.)
Jason Matzke Mackenzie Cramlet
Lilian McKinney Logan Crossman
Olivia Nelson Theo Gehrenbeck
April Rangel Ava Green Calypso....................................... Martin Norgaard
Karis Schemenauer Walid Guerra SDFA Orchestras, grades 5-12
Jackson Statz Juan Hernandez Silva
Lillian Weiss Jackson Hertzfeldt
David Winski Madelyn Hoeye Montego Bay.................................... Susan H. Day
Ayyanna Yang Olivia Jung 7th Grade Orchestra
Zoey King
8TH GRADE ORCHESTRA Antonia Kuefler Nassau Bound .................... Bahamian Folk Song
Emily Maas
Anthony Benkowski 5th Grade Orchestra
Taylor McGeough
Kaden Bruce
Nicol Meza Garcia
Michael Cassiday
Julius Draeger
Grace Michalak Orange Jam.............................. Jeffrey S. Bishop
Reese Miller
Ariana Dudzek Symphony Orchestra
Audriana Monestero-Klotz
Gabriel Encarnacion
Connor Ojibway
Magdalina Farrell
Brinley Hanson
Kayla Rowe Fire in the Forge...................................... Ted Allen
Brooklyn Hawkins
Lillian Siglinsky Philharmonic Orchestra
Landon Stachel
Hannah Hesselbacher
Joshua Yang
Lacey Jones
Aaden Zebell
Storm...................................... Soon Hee Newbold
Ally Kanters
6th Grade Orchestra
Aubrey Keller SYMPHONY ORCHESTRA
Autumn Kostroski
Hannah Behling
Alexandria Luebke
Maggie Mather Zee Bernal Original Works
Angelica Middlebrooks
Tempe Naber
Maxin Calvert-Minor
Moriah Cooper Courtesy of Tim Rush
Ainsley Copp
Eve Oakley
Mackenzie Cramlet Davis Jump 5 Sides To Every Story
Ellie Recob
Lerissa Reu Calvin Ficenec 8th Grade Orchestra Symphony Orchestra
Holden Saunders Tiana Galeai
William Steele Henry Gehrenbeck I Lika Do Da Cha Cha
Luke Wielgat Reese Hacht
Maxwell Jonas
Philharmonic Orchestra
PHILHARMONIC ORCHESTRA Jasmyne MacSaveny
Carter Anderson Lauren Mattrisch
Mia Oakley
The 35th annual Dessert Concert
Ryleigh Armstrong
Madeline Buckingham Willow Severin - and our Tropical Vibes -
Conner Smith
Jude Clayton
Ian Copp Kayla Teed will resume after a 10 minute intermission.
5TH GRADE ORCHESTRA 6TH GRADE ORCHESTRA
Ryan Barber Paysen Allie
Aoife Bixby Hannah Calzadas Espino
Addalyn Brand Riley Carson
Cruising the Caribbean...... Carrie Lane Gruselle Riley Butts Jocelyn Draeger
SDFA Orchestras, grades 6-12 Aleyda Cervantes Jaramillo Samanta Michell Duarte Rodriguez
Thomas Damm Kierra Ganzow
Day-O Iris Dauck Pyper Gefvert
Harper Dorfman Kinley Gille
(Banana Boat Song)............ arr. Frank J. Halferty Greta Dunham Christina Hardwick
Clinton Durst Isabelle Hernandez
5th Grade Orchestra
Charlie Fortney Isaac Hill
Aleigha Gess Cleo Knapp
Calypso Sea........................... Soon Hee Newbold Karlee Glowacki Mason Kooiman
8th Grade Orchestra Lainey Gottschalk Olivia Kopps
Ava Hathaway Briggs Luedtke
Kendall Hill Adrian Mendez
Bennett Kraus Daniella Moguel
Caribbean Eclipse Duo Arianna Liesch
Adalina Lively
Dublin O'Reilly
Terry Parish
Selections as announced Brooklyn McKinney Sofia Perez
Luca Monestero Ryann Pierce
Yahir Payan Alvarado Esmerelda Ramirez Zuniga
Tim Rush - steelpan, percussion
Adrianna Peterson Wesley Reinart
John Seydewitz - marimba, percussion Scarlett Prisk Angel Reyes
Kiera Punzel Delaney Riddell
Megan Roddy Alondra Rivera Zuniga
Haridian Rodriguez Mackinley Schuldt
Puerto de Libertad......................... Randy Sabien Betim Rexhepi Alexander Shoemaker
Philharmonic Orchestra Katie Sanchez Logan Simmons
Emma Scheckel Julia Turrittin-Johnson
Adler Schneider Sarah Webster
Pirates of the Caribbean, Hans Zimmer Rayven Smith
7TH GRADE ORCHESTRA
Dead Man’s Chest.............................. arr. Rickets Ameila Sturzen
Devin Anderson
Tommy Tyloch
Symphony Orchestra Lincoln Beavers
Savannah Welke
Freyja Bronstad
Brielle Woolridge
Tonkhoa Daosuk
Under The Sea................................... Alan Menken Avelina Dayton
arr. Custer June Duarte
Chelsea Flores
SDFA Orchestras, grades 5-12 Lillian Hansen
Bentley Kurszewski
